[...]... beneficial to weight loss and health…if consumed in the right amounts and in the right way The dose makes the poison, people! These bad guys don’t have to derail a diet program and damage your health And, as you’ll see, they can even prove to be just the thing the doctor ordered to help you lose those extra pounds and keep them off for the long term 12 ~ melissa hershberg THE TROUBLE WITH DIETS As far... peanut butter, dammit On the Rebel Diet, you can have it And, most importantly, you will still lose weight, improve your health, and feel satisfied and fantastic in the process It’s our turn to cheat, ladies And we’re gonna get away with it! The purpose of this book is to review the rules, and then to show you how you can succeed with your weight- loss goals even if you choose to break them on occasion You... foods high in water, they reduced the number of calories they took in, but when they drank the equivalent amount of water with meals, they did not The water content of food is the critical factor in reducing our hunger So what are dry foods? They’re all the over-processed, factory-made carbohydrates, like crackers, cookies, chips, granola bars, and cereals the munchy foods When we eat these foods, we take... hand in the box, hand in the mouth, fat on the ass, repeat… My Advice: Don’t keep boxes of crackers in the house, even if they say low fat, low sodium, or whole wheat Chances are you’ll eat them mindlessly, and the calories will add up quickly If you’re going to have them in the house, opt for ones that do not contain partially hydrogenated oils and that are high in fiber and low in the rebel diet ~... holier-than-thou dieter Quite the opposite, in fact Put simply: You will eat You will cheat And you will defeat Here’s how: Part One: The Rules—that we’re totally going to break! In Part One, we will review the typical diet rules: no fat, no carbs, no booze, yadda yadda Then you’ll learn how to rebel against these rules and still succeed I’ll give you specific strategies and ingenious tips so that you can break the. .. comes to losing weight, the the rebel diet ~ 5 actual diet plan—low fat, high fat, low carb, high carb, whatever—doesn’t matter What matters is the amount of calories consumed, plain and simple Remember, your body is a finely tuned machine, and calories in must equal calories out for your weight to remain stable Regardless of what plan the subjects of the Harvard study were on, if they consumed 750... vegetables (think about how much they reduce down when you cook them the water evaporates out of them); lean fish, poultry, and meats; egg whites; and lean dairy like yogurt and cottage cheese These are staple diet foods, and for a good reason They are rich in nutrients, they fill us up—often with valuable protein and fiber as well as water—and they weigh down our stomachs The average belly needs about... that you can throw out your fat pants and let the weight loss begin!) Armed with the knowledge from Part One and the ingredients from Part Two, you are now ready to embark on the weight- loss plan I have prepared in Part Three In this final part, I have put together a series of rebelfriendly meal ideas and recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks There are loads of different options, so you are... need because they distort our body’s natural built-in mechanisms that make us feel full Natural foods, the ones that are usually found in European markets or on the periphery of grocery stores, tend to be high in water, with some element of either protein, fat, or fiber These foods are not designed for shelf life; they’re designed for real life We eat them, they fill our bellies, and then they slowly... trigger leptin, the hormone that is the rebel diet ~ 17 supposed to help make us feel full Long story short: dry foods tend to cause overconsumption, binges, and rapid weight gain I’m not the first to make this claim about how awesome foods high in water content are, and I won’t be the last For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) blames the increase in global obesity rates on the increased .